Custom Radar Dector Mount - Page 3

**kroley** · 01-08-2009, 08:54 PM

Both of those mods are great mounts. Well done!!! If and when I get a detector I would I mount it like that.

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kroley

Fj Trd Darkness Edition · 01-08-2009, 09:18 PM

good work .,.,It looks nice!

**6MMFJ** · 01-08-2009, 09:47 PM

Looks good but I'd like to put one on top of the dash gauge pack, and hard wire it in.

tisilverFJ · 01-09-2009, 02:17 AM

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6MMFJ previously said:

Looks good but I'd like to put one on top of the dash gauge pack, and hard wire it in.

Thats were I mounted my Escort Passport. I used the direct wire smart cord https://www.escortradar.com/store/di...tcord-red.html and mounted the remote part on top of the steering wheel. The placement of both has worked out great.
EDIT: Added better pictures.

wvuhillbilly · 01-09-2009, 05:54 AM

I have discussed detectors with a few traffic cops and a buddy in a Florida State Trooper unit. All of them told me that if they make a stop and see a detector there will be an automatic ticket.....no warnings. Find away to conceal and you'll be much safer.

tisilverFJ · 01-10-2009, 01:18 AM

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wvuhillbilly previously said:

I have discussed detectors with a few traffic cops and a buddy in a Florida State Trooper unit. All of them told me that if they make a stop and see a detector there will be an automatic ticket.....no warnings. Find away to conceal and you'll be much safer.

That is the reason why mine is held in place with velcro

. If I get pulled over I can take it off fast and hide it. The good news is I have not been pulled over since owning it.

xlynoz · 01-10-2009, 04:14 AM

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wvuhillbilly previously said:

I have discussed detectors with a few traffic cops and a buddy in a Florida State Trooper unit. All of them told me that if they make a stop and see a detector there will be an automatic ticket.....no warnings. Find away to conceal and you'll be much safer.

Well that's the idea of the detector, to avoid stops

wvuhillbilly · 01-10-2009, 05:04 AM

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xlynoz previously said:

Well that's the idea of the detector, to avoid stops

The same companies that make the police units make the detectors for the most part. It's a cat and mouse game. If one thinks they are immune from detection with a detector and hauls ass all over the place, sooner or later you're gonna get popped. They are not a replacement for common sense. Just like airplanes, super karts or motorcycles.....right when you start getting ****y, it's gonna bite you in the ass bigtime.

xlynoz · 01-10-2009, 07:42 AM

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wvuhillbilly previously said:

The same companies that make the police units make the detectors for the most part. It's a cat and mouse game. If one thinks they are immune from detection with a detector and hauls ass all over the place, sooner or later you're gonna get popped. They are not a replacement for common sense. Just like airplanes, super karts or motorcycles.....right when you start getting ****y, it's gonna bite you in the ass bigtime.

Never said it was a replacement for common sense but the fact still remains is the idea of a radar detector is to detect radar, hence possibly avoiding a ticket. If someone is stupid enough to think they can haul ass all the time because they have a radar detector then they are fooling themself.

tisilverFJ · 01-10-2009, 10:51 PM

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xlynoz previously said:

Never said it was a replacement for common sense but the fact still remains is the idea of a radar detector is to detect radar, hence possibly avoiding a ticket. If someone is stupid enough to think they can haul ass all the time because they have a radar detector then they are fooling themself.

x2.

I find it funny that most people think you drive 100 mph all the time just because you have a radar detector. That is not the case for me. It's an FJ not a sports car.